Pickleball player savagely kicks opponent in the face after losing match point

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

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According to Shonk’s interview with The Kitchen Pickleball’s blog, the entire incident was an accident. “I was just fired up after the win. I went to tap his paddle, and it fell out of his hand,” Shonk said. “I immediately bent to pick it up [for him] — no bad intentions — but what happened next shocked everyone.”

The blog reported that Shonk was left unconscious for three hours and needed to go to the hospital. Despite what had happened, he decided not to press charges.

“I have a family, two healthy businesses, and I play pickleball for recreation and challenge. I don’t have time to waste with this guy,” Shonk told The Kitchen Pickleball.

In response to the video, many online commenters suggested that Shonk slapped the paddle out of the mans hand rather than knocking it accidentally.

https://sports.yahoo.com/pickleball-player-savagely-kicks-opponent-180418014.html

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Let's assume douchebag 1, the winner, slapped the paddle out of douchebag 2's hands.

Does not warrant douchebag 2's response. And I am not sure that the guy did anything wrong, at all, so maybe he's not douchebag 1. But douchebag 2 is.

[Biophilic]

2. Good grief, now we can't even play pickle ball civilly?

[Xavier Breath]

3. Hmmm...they just might be on to something with this pickleball/UFC hybrid.

[True Dough]

4. I would dare say

that the assailant is, legally speaking, going to find himself in a pickle!

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. unconscious guy is not going to press charges

[spike jones]

6. There are pickled peppers, pickled eggs, pickled beets, piclked pig feet, but why are

cucumbers the only one called just pickles.
Pickle ball is called mountain oysters in the west.